Washington likely delivered his address in September, 1796. James Madison began drafting it four years earlier and George Washington himself composed a draft sometime between 1792 and 1796. Alexander Hamilton very likely penned an ensuing draft. Washington made changes to that and Hamilton, again most likely, delivered the final draft.

Washington melded his sense of duty with the common sense of national self-preservation in his farewell address. He shared his beliefs that political unity would empower the nation at home and that neutrality would preserve the nation's esteem and interests abroad.

I don't care, WHO, wrote this. It DESERVES A RE-PRINT, for those of you that did not see it. WASHINGTON POST HITS OBAMA Finally, the Washington Post speaks out on Obama! This is very brutal, timely though. As I'm sure...

We should hear the announcement this evening. Former president Andrew Jackson will be relegated to the flip side of the $20, replaced on the front by the image of Harriet Tubman. Additionally, the $5 bill...

During one of the darkest times in the Revolutionary War: Washington had a vision of three perilous times for the U.S.A.The first was his time of 1777 to 1783. The 2nd was the Civil War: 1961 to 1865. The third...